Gwen Welle

Ms. Welle is a 2023 graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University, as well as a SHS alum! She is very excited for a fun and educational year in first grade! She loves first grade because of how drastic the educational growth is, especially in reading. In her free time, Ms. Welle loves to travel, spend time with family and friends, be outside, and read. One of her goals is to one day make it to all of the U.S. National Parks!

ABOUT THE CLASSROOM:
Reading: Super Kids Program ~ Reading, Phonics, Spelling, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Fluency.

Writing: Handwriting, Descriptive/Creative Writing 

Math: Bridges Math, hands on learning with manipulatives, counting with 10 frames, adding and subtracting, learning how to write number sentences.

Science: Plants, animals, water cycle, seasons, weather, types of matter, five senses.

Social: Learning about where we live, authority figures,  jobs, what the pledge of Allegiance means and our addresses.

Religion: Mass responses, Hail Mary, Our Father, Sacred Heart Mission Prayer, Pflaum Gospel weeklies and Catechism handbook.

AR Requirement: Read daily and meet monthly goal.

Character Development: Top 20